



om esides tending to render the shoe too tight for the roo .an object oi' the present invention is to provide improved stitchdown shoe ving sole portions which are more flexible than shoes o this type made heretofore and which are s lso adapted to cushion the fooi In its broader aspects the invention provides a tsolc r 1 e.

is also provided with inner sole and laminated forrnation navway the shoe is rendered re neinble e utl- In the thr e the 1r 1 these features may be the outer sole. 1

extend to the the max- With the above and other aspects and. features in view the invention will now be described in connection with the accompanying drawing and thereafter pointed out in the cl ainis he drawing. 'g 1 is a transverse sectional view thro e forepart :ign th of a sole blank on which is indicated by a broken line where the forepart or trie b1 rnay split to forxn skeletonized insole. complemental outsole combination:

:Ei is a transverse sectional t nsole-outsol rs produc by splitting the blank on the line indicated in g. 1- bexs in shown separated fr om each other vi the rorepart of a stltchdown shoe e insole-outsole construction of ew bodying the two locations wh om a skeletonized insole, mental outsole combination:

:Ei s a transverse sectional hers b 1 y blank on the lower broken line in fue.

view of the a the s' th bodyin sole-outsole construct-Lon of :Eug 5 and including I is a sectlonaJ view. similar to mg, 6. in.

zu :or eonvenieizce. ne called a or other sole xnaterlnl, an inner sole and n com- 2o e maw be pxpdnced txnni a complementen; in solHni'sole combination may be located about Dlemnexitarl ou fr Yof an incl; below xne `u.x 1oer s o une laminazed blank atancla. as tbnt mustn-.ted in blann thereby producing an inner sole lwer l2 d an per an nd a (Rg. 2 M f all Ine iznper layer a.- wbieli is to. ze:V on ment as the zorepnrt where une openlne;- ox tbe inn may be as ing is located. and arl sole la is yieldable material about six irons tbielc at the as cox-x. telt. or eenittie rnised or elevated portion i' tbe projeen tion remains trie original thi ess of tbe blanlcwhich n: preferably about one 80 It the sole blank In is of bloelc rox-mation. blaat is. sixteentlm an inet; or direc irons thick, is n so ir it not been shaped to tbe outline ox a sole cured. for y n as to e ln the usual une lower layer :a or sole leather or einer matemaenner :prior to me splitting opexatxon. The rial, tbe vv.. 1 six broken line e in rug` :L snows tlme location or rnc irons tni S5 cut at the rorepart ot tlne blank. Trie laminated blank mus formed u neigt split as The operation inn be conveniently in tbe manner indicated above to produce me pertorrned vntn tbe aid or a. fr' roll pn sole. commen-.mental outer sole niaenin of tbe gen in l*y trne blank at may be split to 1er-n Staten :Letter te-ot No. 2,088.745. gxnnted me m..

40 August 3, 1 l on an application med `in tbe d ientcd by the bxpken line b in ne. 4. this lono nanie or a E. froocl .en disdosed in tbe patent tion. except at tl-ie central porn n or the toreref to. the coinciding with the plane or adhesion bee an ade-histable tween tlne two laurels. thereby produ matrix ll end n :reed roll for moving elle sole sole e., ot che 4-s`blank forwardly between `uneVY rolls toward ine b1 l 4,5

the roll .ng a or the blank. At tl-ie xo ank the cavi n.. e o tb fe act cnrs nat plane but tbe distor- Y sbape ot the desired opening e inner le. tion or trie b1 causes e cnt to ped 'Ine lenire cnn tbe bl p el to its own plane slzown in M 5 when trie re to its so at nl portions eezcept where tbe bl over t :nn the inner tbe cavity in tbe mein-ix ro at wnien portion sole may be reinforced by a thin racing ot the tlce blank is distorted and tbe e cuts dlagmore soli l an onally trirongn une material or tbe blank to ire Y of tne blank, the split is prexerably made in tbe outer ce. tri l an in tbe lontxon indicated by tne lower broken line e xn Y ss central portion ox the foi-epart of tbe blank and rug. 4l ne. 5 n a. 5.5

A, e. ed sole and an sole at and a eonrplexnental outer sole 4l proonter sole having a. projection on its forepart duced by splitting trie .forenart oz tbe laminated cornnlemental to tbe opening in trie inner sole. bla or nge on line e in that tlg-uretlae The skeletonizecl toi-eport or me inner sole lz split at mee` rent or the blanlc or coxnse. benz G0 may now be reinforced on its inner side with a, loted in the position indicated by the lownt so tnin l 1 n as r f nrpart of nid line.V

xs, end tne inner sole rnay be anernblecl on a last e l `v ben an, la tbe usn manner with e. sboe @per zo, trie 4 o are now in r in monole n1 rtions or wni tanned ont seltcbdown snee 42 rlg. s in tl-ie manner sleown in :Eig 3. so that they engage adje. ready escribed in connecti n wi sn ilos cenit portion of argin or tb inner sole 12 lnstrntcd i 3, tbe Slreleto insole. or

lippe:- zo be secured in las .t a min layer of ato tne sole in al or convenient manterinl at least d ng mie lasting operation. ner :or e. by stitelc b shown g` s. tbe upper l ot me shoe pas i' zz n l ne prexerits marginal portion burned ntwardly over 7o ably inserted at tbe crease wnere tbe marginel lie tl-ie margin of the skeletonized inner sole :t portion ox tbe xipper is turned outwardly and and the upper is s lasted relanon te tl-ie sole an are inner sole by sniznble :rastenings as. suon as elerlelccd against in outer f '111e sole or stitelnes. me eonrplen-.ental injection on the outer sole o completely n lls the opening vs Il :s new laid on tbe sboe bottom in tbe usual mad tm uen the yleldable rneterxal fc n trxe upper layer. t eut being smaller :n outline ths. t sh to whi e th United States No. .o 7.665. gra. o 2o. 1936. o an application nled 1n the name eri Bertrand. 'de scrxbed in the patent referred to. the machine is provided vrxth s. knife toxroundng the full thickrounded 1s split preferthe periphery or the s. as shown :n Fig.

constructing s. sxloe in accordance with the present aspeet of the invention. a shoe upper 6u is secured in lasted relation to the inner sole cushxomng the ized sole crease their ezdbxlity- Figs. 8 and 9 are o: type In. ns rue laminated sole blank upper is wor to e shoes illustrated xn the three-sole s ting the shoe illustrated th sole su and lasted thereto in any usual manner.

for y The the upper xs turned outwardly. as shovvn 1 The mid dle sole or liner 1s 1s he outer rel *i en mounted on layer or tl-xe uplaer 1s sed by stitolnesA sole and. the outer sole and.

y ss. or if desired. the

turn

secured together by locks'titches ez the the shoe.

ra dle sole or liner, the layer or e sti the sxsexetonlzed feature in. the mldcusbxonxng material e. ne ...nel nn pornon.

outer member fox-m1 outer :layer of me upper. nd. une or su ching v H e pormon of the eurer laser t che upper end and f he mex-gine: rexons ox ene sole members w e1;

e eid ou. mer n 3. ne s. shoe. en having an ouctnxrned orcxon. an xnnersole mexx: nderm Y p lying the out per end nearing en one outer sole m on turn inner sole member $.11 portions of wnien renderne me upper including its outwer rginal g g we r ed mnrgxnaa pox-exon of the @per end the marginal portions of saldrinner and. outer sole eomerueexexn provided by une n end embodying une features nerein described.. van not only be more :flexible than smteludown t: van. xn

ness for o the root. the snoe conche xonxng maternel is ezcposed on f ne :nner side of che shoe bottom e. than sxp sole or :leemer er s r meterle: may be utilized. if desired. to prevent ene root mm engaging the :fieldsble material and e In s. shoe. en uq: having the full chi or its :n reion outwardly. en 1nner sole meznber having its fox-ep skeleo d-:uke mer portion, en or seid inn e member Shoes der the p en outer sole rn rendez-lying seid inner sole member hearing en inne urw 1 pemnJ no the opening in the inner sole member. seid the seid sole he an projection a or 1 30 opening in xfs rox-apart maine; through both. thmonand B- line of Stitching mm together so layers, an outer sole member having n projecthe ontturned zum or the upper. the marginal man 1n :is r eompxmenm to the opening Portion f the lower DU of the mn Sole memm the ma* Sole membeand al line of Stitdxmg br. and the .ru of the Sole ng the or the member. o; upper, une marginal normen er me Queer :im or 

